Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-05
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ire, as matter of course, John ii. an
William S. We believe that their hors
lay-rake and hay -tedder are equal to an
md excelled by none. We have seen thei,
workshops grow with undisguised an'
approval, and We say, bold
~, that their office building is the realiza-
ton. in brick, of an artists dream-to
sweet, indeed. for nything or anybody but
the Tn omases.
The ThomaseS, too, are pretty good citi-
zens-as good as they can be and remain
the bitter democratic partisanS they have
always been, having been born that way,
and having. during the years OF their lives
and experience. continually grown no better
very fast They think. at times-at rar'
they are disinterested patri-
ots and not partisans- in entertaining
this notion they are quite liable
to fall into error. By way OF
illustrating what we mean. We will state
that the two gentlemen named were at the
Wigwam meeting, Friday evening, and
while the chairman of the meeting was, To
the best of his ability. giving both the
enemies and friends of the police Judge law
fair and ample opportunity To express
opinjons concerning it and to discuss it,
merits. the elder Thomas had the bad taste
to attack the position of the newspaper. OF
which the chairman was the editor, know
ing as he must. that as chairman of the
meeting the editor was not at all at liberty
to reply He could have called Mr.. Thomas
to order, with propriety, but good-nsturedly
allowed him to have his say. Afterward.
the younger Thomas asked the chairman a
proper at meeting which was composed of
men of the several parties and which was
convened. not for the purpose of condemn
ing the police judge law but for the fair and
full discussion of its merits.
Ii is now proper for Us to refer TO what
the Thomases said on the occasion alluded
10. The elder Thomas made witty allu-
sion 10 what had been said, edtorially, in
these columns. in our advice to republicans,
viz: 10 the effect that the multiplication of
Offices to be filled would increase the liabil-
ity of the republicans 10 make one o. more
weak nominations, and at the same time,
and necessarily. increase the chances in
favor of the democracy to elect one or more
of their men. Mr.. Thomas declared that
it appeared that the REPUBLIC was afraid
that its party could not lind six honest men
i'm its ranks 10 ill the offices, and as this
was ingenious and witty, il created a laugh;
but. "a matter Of fact, il was not lust.
Either republicans or democrats might
select honest men who would be weak can
ddates-and this might prove true of even
the Thomases. 1t proved true of Mr.. John
H. Thomas. number of years ago. when
he was candidate for congressional hon
ors. He was acknowledged TO he honest
and sincere, but he was beaten. He was
too weak a candidate to be elected.
As to Mr.. William 5. Thomas and his
question whether the chairman OF the meet
ing still considered the police Judge law to
be democratic scheme, We have to say
that as chairman of the meeting, the editor
had nothing to d6 with a question of that
sort. lie was not placed by his fellow
citizens in that position TO answer questions
or to discuss the measure pending. or 10
make retcrts 10 impertinent questions. But
We aIe here. in the REPUBLIC editorial
room, TO do just that same thing. We did
believe the police Judge law 10 be the fruit
of democratic scheme, and the conduct of
tine ThomaseS Friday night confirms us in
that belief. Now We know il. The city
council which originated the bill, and
OF which Mr.. W. 5. Thomas is
the president, is democratic; the
Thomases are the most effective dem
are the stoutest and most active supporters
of this law; the JeffrrsOn club is the only
regular democratic organization in the city,
and it has given the bill. or law. its official
sanction; the Transcript is the official or
gan of the democracy. and il supports the
law; and the element supposed to be re-
PUBLICAN which enabled the democrats or
non -partisanS to defeat the republicans in
this city last spring, and which nearly sue
ceeded in defeating our county ticket last
fall rabidly supporting the law.
But the Thomases may say: Mr.. Spence,
Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. West, of the Sunday
Ne,cs. oppose the bill. So they do. But
they are not democratic schemers. They
are independent democrats. or kickers, and
prance over the traces on occasion. Mr..
West may be a democrat, in spots, but the
Sunday Ne,cs is not democratic organ
by mile or two.
Further. as 10 the ThOmases. The wig
wan audience listened. with interest, to the
elder Thomas's statement that no one in his
family. and that none of his friends. wanted
any of the offices 10 be provided for. This
is well, for all parties. If the Thomases
do not want anything they will not
be disappointed. But there must have
been change in the situation. William
must have revised his plans and concluded
to take his chances OF being cut down, as a
candidate for reelection in the Fourth ward.
by the Champion colonization steel mower.
rather than to run the risk of being
through the republican threshing
as a non-partisan candidate for
mayor. Possibly the Knights of Labor
could not conscientiously promote young
Thomas's supposed aspirations in this line.
Perhaps they suggested to him that some
other and more remote Spring would be
more acceptable To them. In any case, alrs
well that ends well, and now that the
Thomases do not want anything. and no
body wants them to have anything, every
body is satisfied and happy.